Empire - Hollywood and the war machine | Al Jazeera English

Kwanzaa, the hoodlum holiday | Frontpagemagazine.com

Paul Mulshine explains why a "holiday" that promotes peace, and unity has at its foundation racial division, and gangsterism.

The Twelve Days of Christmas (Government Version) | LewRockwell.com

None are good says Laurence M. Vance.

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY

The Christmas Truce of 1914 | LewRockwell.com

Gary G. Kohls recounts an unprecedented, and untaught, outbreak of humanity in the midst of barbarism.

The Economic Lessons of Bethlehem | LewRockwell.com

Llewellyn H. Rockwell explains why the "commerialization" of Christmas is a good thing.

Lady Gaga Approves Repeal of DADT | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter says the world's newest pop princess losses sight of the bigger picture of the U.S. military.

Understanding Congressional Trickery | Downsize DC

John Markley explains Congress' sleight of hand in reviving the once-dead S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act.

What the State Fears Most: Information | Mises Daily

The U.S. orchestrated prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is only the latest battle in a centuries old effort by governments to keep the citizenry ignorant, and dependant says Jonathan M. Finegold Catalan.

Spoiler: How a Third Political Party Could Win (Extended Version)

From Jefferson To Assange | The Nation

The call by some politicians for the prosecution of Julian Assange for publication of American diplomatic cables threatens freedom of the press says Robert Scheer.

Cyber World War One | Center for a Stateless Society

If the Internet is Middle Earth, then Joe Lieberman is Sauron says Thomas L. Knapp.

Violations found in Mason schools | Charleston Daily Mail

Cronyism, lax financial accounting among findings of audit by state Board of Education.

WikiLeaks no threat to free society | Orange County Register

Julian Assange is to the federal government what Dorothy and Toto were to the Wizard of Oz says Steve Greenhut.

Mason commission can't rescind toll vote, Justices rule | West Virginia Record

State Supreme Court unanimously rules Commission "had no legal authority" to reconsider Sept. 30 decision approving U.S. 35 tolls.:

The Power of Nazi Propaganda | Reason.tv

Raw Foods Raid - The Fight For the Right To Eat What You Want | Reason.tv

Irag Vet Who Wrote About Addiction To Violence, Barred From Md. College | Huffington Post

Freedom of conscience outlawed at Baltimore County Community College.

Gov. Jesse Ventura talks about the police state | CopBlock.org

Recent episode of Ventura's TruTv reality show "Conspiracy Theory" revels steps federal government is taking to suppress political dissent following 9/11.

The US of A breaks the Soviet record | Salon.com

Glenn Greenwald takes note that tomorrow, the American occupation of Afghanistan will have lasted longer than the suicidal Soviet one.

Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant

Rocky to TSA chief: 'I think you're doing a terrific job.'

The backlash against new TSA airport screening procedures has reached a deafening crescendo, and so you would think that the politicians in Washington D.C. would be getting the message. But so far, most of them seem to be just as supportive of the TSA as ever. For example, what did the chairman of the Senate committee overseeing air travel, Jay Rockefeller, have to say to TSA chief John Pistole during a Senate hearing on these new security procedures the other day? "I Think You're Doing A Terrific Job."

Yes, you read that correctly. Senator Rockefeller had nothing but praise for Pistole and the new screening procedures. Apparently Rockefeller thinks that TSA officials feeling up the genitals of U.S. air travelers with the fronts of their hands is a wonderful thing. It is even being reported that in some instances TSA officials are actually reaching down the pants of men and up the skirts of women during these enhanced pat-downs. Not only is this totally criminal, but considering the fact that TSA officials do this countless times without changing their gloves it is also a serious health hazard. But most of our "leaders" in Washington D.C. continue to insist that we should stop protesting because this is all being done "for our own good".

For more on this story, go to EndoftheAmericanDream.com

The Story of Spending | Bankruptingpa.com

Decision on U.S. 35 tolls awaits Mason commission's answer | West Virginia Record

State Supreme Court gives commission until Dec. 6 to convince them why they should not grant Parkways Authority's request to move ahead with toll road.

John F Kennedy Warning Speech | NaturalNews.tv

Two and a-half years before his assassination on this day, President John F. Kennedy warned about the growing influence of secret societies in American government to the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Friends? Enemies? Both? Our Foreign Policy Riddle | Boiling Frogs Post

The American occupation of Afghanistan is the perfect example of the disasterous consequences of using "My-enemy's-enemy-is-my-friend" logic says Sibel Edmonds.

Don't Touch My Junk (The TSA Hustle) | NaturalNews.tv

They hate us for our occupations | Salon.com

Glenn Greenwald discusses a new report by a University of Chicago professor that revels the obvious about the cause of terrorism.

Senate bill 510 vote imminent; procedural vote passes 74-25 | NaturalNews.com

Sens. Rockefeller and Manchin vote to invoke cloture.

Former lab tech says doctor falsified med mal affidavit | West Virginia Record

Millwood resident Tommy Fouty alleges, after six years of employment, Dr. Shirkant Vaidya fired him for objecting to false, and misleading statement in Westmoreland suit.

Local farms could be illegal under S. 510 | Russia Today

Nov. 24 is National Opt-Out Day

People travelling through airports are encouraged to use the day before Thanksgiving as a mass form of civil disobedience to protest Transportation Safety Agency's use of full-body scanners.

U.S. 35 project headed to court | Charleston Daily Mail

Parkways Authority votes to file writ of mandamus with state Supreme Court.

Sen. Rockefeller: FCC Should Take FOX News, MSNBC Off Airwaves | RealClearPolitics

Diversity of news sources causes our senior Senator to have a meltdown.

Homeland Security meets its Rosa Parks | Loonwatch.com

John Tyner uses technology to reprise civil rights pioneer's role.

Point Pleasant mayor arrested on domestic battery charges - The Herald Dispatch

Brian Billings and son, Josh, arrested for weekend altercation, and released on bond.

Paths of Glory final scene

The Troops Don't Defend Our Freedoms | Future of Freedom Foundation

Just the opposite is true says Jacob Hornberger, a VMI graduate, and former U.S. Army officer.

Mason County commissioners vote against U.S. 35 tolls | The Charleston Gazette

Epling switches sides.

Mason commissioners to re-vote on U.S. 35 tolls | The Charleston Gazette

Handley, Epling cite citizen outrage, automatic toll increases as reasons for re-vote.

A Return to the Gold Standard? | The Daily Bell

Richard Ebling says it's imperative.

Two teens admit to slashing scores of tires | Charleston Daily Mail

What started off as a bet between friends snowballed into bad day for about 70 residents of Point Pleasant who woke up Saturday morning to find their vehicles' tires slashed.

Two Point Pleasant residents have given statements admitting their roles in the vandalism that occurred late Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday. One was arrested and charged Monday.

Police Chief Ernie Watterson said Timothy Rollins Jr., 19, and an unidentified 14-year-old boy, both of Point Pleasant, gave statements Monday admitting they slashed the tires of more than 70 vehicles within city limits. Rollins was arrested and charged with felony destruction of property. Police are working with the Mason County Prosecutor's Office on how to proceed against the 14-year-old.

For more on this story, go to The Charleston Daily Mail

Federal Government Shells Out Billion to 250,000 Dead People | MyGovCost.org

GAO report finds U.S. Department of Agriculture biggest culprit in sending $1.1 billion in subsidies to dead farmers.

Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal | LewRockwell.com

Their alignment with the military-industrial complex makes Republicans, at best, foul-weather friends of liberty says Murray N. Rothbard.

Monsanto-Funded Candidates Win Races | Organic Consumers Association

$470,000 buys the agribusiness giant 10 out of 15 congressional seats in 2010.

The Truth About Voting | True News

Marijuana Legalization Brings Economic Benefits | Freedom Politics

One study finds legalization would add $17.4 billion annually to federal treasury.

The Police State Is Doomed | LewRockwell.com

Like the Road Runner to Wile E. Coyote, Gary North says market forces find a way to outsmart bureaucrats.

Mason man files two suits against himself | West Virginia Record

In separate personal injury and wrongful death suits on behalf of his two children, John Hall Sr. names himself as administrator of his late wife's estate as defendant.

The IP-Industrial Complex (and how to fight it) | Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom

Simply ignore it says David Koepsell.

PVH named in wrongful death of Jackson woman's baby | West Virginia Record

Teen mother alleges staff did not adequately provide her pre-natal care.

Ron Paul "What If" speech - Halloween edition

A Movie That Gets It Right | Mises Daily

Jeffrey A. Tucker says "The Social Network" showcases the vitures of capitalism.

If We Quit Voting | LewRockwell.com

It would restore personal, and civic responsibility says Frank Chodorov.

Foreign Policy and the Midterms | Antiwar.com

The most important issue this election is the one not being discussed says Justin Raimondo.

The Nixonian henchmen of today: at the NYT | Salon.com

Glenn Greenwald details the Old Gray Lady's impersonation of Tricky Dick in attempting to discredit Julian Assange following WikiLeaks' release of revealing Iraq war documents.

Deputies arrest Ohio fugitive | The Charleston Gazette

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. -- Mason County sheriff's deputies arrested an Ohio man early Sunday morning in Point Pleasant who is wanted by authorities in several states.

The Mason Sheriff's Department received information that a black 2003 Honda Pilot stolen in Kentucky might be located at a home on Lewis Street in Point Pleasant, a news release said. While searching the home, deputies found Timothy James Triplett hiding behind a bed, the release said. Triplett, 36, is from Portland, Ohio.

For more on this story, go to The Charleston Gazette.

The Golden Bubble | The Daily Bell

The Daily Bell bursts some myths about it.

The Crime of Living | The Freeman

Wendy McElroy details, and provides solutions for, a criminal justice system run amok.

Eight more miles of U.S. 35 open | WCHS-TV8

Additional four-lanes of highway in Mason County are now from the state line to Chief Cornstalk Road.:

Republican Hypocrisy on Obamacare | Campaign for Liberty

The GOP only helped to facilitate it when they held power the last time says Laurence Vance.

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg & the Pentagon Papers | PBS

Full-length documentary about Ellsburg and the Pentagon Papers online until Oct. 27 -http://www.pbs.org/pov/mostdangerousman/watch.php

Abolish Drunk Driving Laws | Reason Magazine

Standard should be impairment, not blood alcohol content says Radley Balko.

The Wars on Drugs and Terror: mirror images | Salon.com

The deceit and propaganda which justifies both wars are identical, as are the harm they cause, says Glenn Greenwald.

Ron Paul: U.S. Heading for Soviet-Style Economic Collapse

Food Stamp Nation | The American Conservative

Great Society anti-poverty program has not only more Americans dependent, but also obese says Pat Buchanan.

The Biggest Threat to National Security | Future of Freedom Foundation

Is in Washington, D.C. says Jacob Hornberger.

Let’s Talk about VUI: Voting Under the Influence | Boiling Frogs Post

As early voting begins in the 2010 West Virginia general election, Sibel Edmonds provides a reminder on why the lesser of two evils is still evil.

Foreclosuregate is one part of a far greater problem | Freedom's Phoenix

Financial institutions are only partially to blame for the latest revelation in the housing crisis says Stephen Lendman.

Tommy Chong and Joe McNamara on legalizing cannabis | Freedom Watch

The Long War: Year 10 | The American Conservative

Operation Enduring Freedom has lived up to its name - and not in a good way - says Andrew Bacevich.

War on Terror logic | Salon.com

Winning the war on terrorism with more bombings, says Glenn Greenwald, is like curing lung cancer with more smoking.

Paul Hardcastle 19 - Remix 2008 (HD)

Like Clockwork, Meet Tyler's Law | Simple Justice

Scott Greenfield marvels at how political bandwagons move at warp speed in New Jersey.

Congress can't repeal laws of economics | World Net Daily

Nevertheless, John Stossel gets a chuckle out of their futile attempt.

Will Militarization of the First Amendment Undermine the Republic? | The Independent Institute

Ivan Eland sees more erosion of civil liberties in the Snyder v. Phelps case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Who’s Threatening Whom? | The Beacon

Bob Higgs showcases the reasons for saber rattling in Iran.

Teach Your Children Well | Mises Daily

The late Joe Sobran channels Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Courage, Liberty, Guns and Weed | LewRockwell.com

Four things America desperately needs says Michael Boldin.

Mason County Commission approves tolls on U.S. 35 | The Charleston Gazette

Handley casts dissenting vote.

To Save Our Economy From Destruction | LewRockwell.com

Separate money and State says Murray N. Rothbard.

How Liberals and Conservatives use Fear-Mongering to Promote Statism | Campaign for Liberty

How Liberals and Conservatives use Fear-Mongering to Promote Statism

Are Independent Thinkers Mentally Ill? | LewRockwell.com

Are Independent Thinkers Mentally Ill?

U.S. 35 toll plans revealed | WCHS-TV 8

One booth planned for Putnam and Mason counties; Commission to vote on proposal on Thursday, Sept. 30.

One Nation Under Arrest | Overcriminalized.com

Wasted lives, wasted money: The offense of overcriminalization | The Hill

Decades-long "Get-though-on-crime" mentality has only led to overcrowded prisons, and erosion of civil liberties says Jim E. Lavine.

Democracy Is Overrated | Antiwar.com

You can lead an Afghan to the ballot box, says Ivan Eland, but you can't make his country free.

United States of America vs George Donnelly

Woodward: Obama Wants Out of Afghanistan | The Nation

New Bob Woodward book details a war within The White House over war in Afghanistan.

Are Consumers Finally Winning in Washington? | The Daily Bell

To ask the question is to answer it, says Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

Privatize Football | LewRockwell.com

For both fun, and profit says Skip Oliva.

Make Noise! | Antiwar.com

One activist with a video camera and access to the Internet confronting his or her congressman about continued American presence in the Middle East sends a bigger message than 1,000 people marching in the streets says Justin Raimondo.

The Illusion of a Stimulus | The Independent Institute

Alvero Vargas Llosa explains why the feds continuing to "stiumlate" the economy is like giving someone who's drunk more alcohol to cure a hangover.

Former casino dealer sues for false arrest | West Virginia Record

Second suit to accuse Lottery Commission of civil rights violations.

The Free Bradley Manning Ballad by James Cerveny

Creating disease for profit | WendyMcElroy.com

Creating disease for profit

Constitution Day | The Freeman

Constitution Day The Freeman Ideas On Liberty

Super-Cheap Accredited Colleges: $11/day (or Less)

Overthrow the Universities (and the Public Schools, too) | The Lew Rockwell Show

162. Overthrow the Universities (and the Public Schools, too)

Reality Economics | Campaign for Liberty

Lew Rockwell explains the situation.

Grand jury indicts 32

International Days of Action for Bradley Manning | Bradley Manning Support Network

International Days of Action for Bradley Manning – September 16 – 19

"Never Forget": What Does that Mean? | Free Association

Sheldon Richman examines the shibboleth associated with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The ‘Meaning’ of 9/11 | Antiwar.com

The ‘Meaning’ of 9/11 by Justin Raimondo -- Antiwar.com

Corny Capitalism | The American Spectator

The American Spectator : Corny Capitalism

The Pointless Prosecution of Roger Clemens | Reason Magazine

The Pointless Prosecution of Roger Clemens - Reason Magazine

If at First You Don't Secede | Mother Jones

Stephanie Mencimer finds activists on the Left are discovering the 10th Amedment.

Obama Admin Calls US Education Failure | The Daily Bell

The President is right, but for the wrong reasons, Swiss-based financial newsletter opines.

What You're Not Supposed to Know about War | Mises Daily

What You're Not Supposed to Know about War - Thomas J. DiLorenzo - Mises Daily

The Nazification of the United States | Counterpunch.org

Paul Craig Roberts: The Nazification of the United States

Government Insurance: Guaranteed to Fail | OpenMarket.org

Government Insurance: Guaranteed to Fail  OpenMarket.org

3 Reasons to Legalize Pot Now! | Reason.tv

Falsity of Creative Destruction | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter tears apart another shibboleth uttered by the medio-political complex.

Onward, Christian Zionists | The Boston Globe

Onward, Christian Zionists - The Boston Globe

Gridlock Is Our Greatest Hope | Reason Magazine

David Harsanyi channels James Stockdale in reverse.

The End of Global Banking Misery? | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter says it can't happen so enough

Why "public" education fails to educate | The Lew Rockwell Show

John Taylor Gatto, New York's 1991 Teacher of the Year and author of "Weapons of Mass Instruction" explains why the State and education do not mix.

Mason couple accuses CSX of employing child predator | West Virginia Record

Lawsuit alleges CSX knew of other complaints against Tony B. Rainey before his arrest for molesting a Bend-area 11-year-old girl in 2008.

Japan: America's Lost Decade | National Inflation Association

Flu Plan Scandal Ahead | Mercola.com

The pharmaceutical-industrial complex is building on last year's swine flu hysteria to hype for more vaccines says Dr. Joseph Mercola.

A 21st Century Patriot's Dream | The Daily Bell

A 21st Century Patriot's Dream

Ten Reasons to Become Self-Sufficient and Ten Ways to Get There | Activist Post

For sanity's sake, implement these as quickly as possible say Michael Edwards and Jeffrey Green.

The "Lack of Civility" | The Partial Observer

James Leroy Wilson explains what the current political discourse is lacking, and how to get it back.

"Words of Life" scene from The Outlaw Josey Wales

'Mosque' Debate Is a Red Herring | Cato Institute

Gene Healy exposes the GOPs phony logic in opposing the Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

10 Signs The U.S. is Becoming a Third World Country | Activist Post

Bananas anyone?

Punt term limits; eliminate the perks! | Canada Free Press

Reform of Congress begins from within says A.J. Cameron.

They can't cage a song | ericmargolis.com

Silencing the heroic actions of whistleblowers like Private Bradley Manning are nearly impossible in today's Internet Age says Eric Margolis.

The War Over Raw Milk Heats Up | Mercola.com

Thanks to the Internet, the feds can no longer keep the cow in the barn as it were regarding the health benefits of raw milk says Dr. Joseph Mercola.

REAL or FAKE: How the stimulus funds are being spent

Beware Friday the 13th | LewRockwell.com

The ghoulish means by which the State uses to destroy wealth has not changed in 700 years says Ron Holland.

Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling

Mason bar owners sue landlords for failing to clean 'Muddy Waters' | West Virginia Record

Roger Tompkins and Shelly Bonecutter want Yabars to honor terms of 2009 lease agreement.

The Marijuana Conspiracy: The reason hemp is illegal | Activist Post

Because it's a threat to the medico-industrial complex says Doug Yurchey.

Mary Tillman to Stanley McChrystal: I told you so | latimes.com

Mother of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman - killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan - says "The Runaway General" got what was coming to him.

Malts in the Cafeteria | The Freeman

Tracy Stone Lawson recalls an early lesson learned from office seekers offering bread and circuses.

The Flaw in Western Justice | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter opines that too often "justice" in the industrialized nations like the United States isn't.

Taking Marriage Private | New York Times

The "debate" over allowing gay people to marry would be eaisly solved by separating marriage and state says Stephanie Koontz.

Downsizing the Federal Government: Agriculture | Cato Institute

Want to Defuse the Mexican Border Problem? Legalize Marijuana | FireDogLake.com

Aside from that, legalization would be a financial boon to states like West Virginia says Jane Hamsher.

A university's Web site

The Tillman Story documentary - Opens in theaters Aug. 20

The Year America Dissolved | CounterPunch.org

It will happen in MMXVII says Paul Craig Roberts.

Abolish the Agriculture Department | Future of Freedom Foundation

The flap surrounding Shirley Sherrod's racial comments is a masquerade to a larger problem of the State's involvement in farming says Jacob Hornberger.

Tuckers found in contempt for failing to pay AG in pre-need settlement | West Virginia Record

Judge Nibert orders sale of Foglesong-Tucker Funeral Home by Aug. 6 to satisfy agreement.

What's Wrong With the American University System | The Atlantic

Plenty say Queens College Professor Andrew Hacker and New York Times reporter Claudia Dreifus in their new book "Higher Education?: Why Colleges Are Wasting Our Money, Failing Our Kids and What We Can Do About It.”

Will misguided patriotism destroy freedom of speech? | The Rutherford Institute

John Whitehead channels Samuel Johnson in saying the scoundrels in D.C. are hiding behind the flag-draped coffins of American soldiers in an attempt to subvert the First Amendment.

Live Aid: 25 Years Later | The Partial Observer

If the past is prologue, then Third World nations will never benefit from celebrity benefit concerts says James LeRoy Wilson.

The Fable of the Bees (UPDATED) | LewRockwell.com

Gary North takes to poetry to explain the current economic environment.

Tom Woods takes questions about new book Nullification

The Right To Nullify This Government | Human Events

Historian and author Tom Woods explains how suprisingly often a misunderstood concept has been used, and why it's needed today.

Inflating War | The American Conservative

Tom DiLorenzo explains who how governments use debt and war to keep its citizens in bondage.

Manufacturing Terror | The American Conservative

When the feds can't find the terrorists, they entrap the unsuspecting into becoming one says Stephan Salisbury.

New U.S. 35 Toll Road | WCHS-TV 8

Proposed tolls to complete U.S. 35 in Mason County met with skepticism at first public hearing.

Robert Byrd, Federal Bankruptcy, and Moral Debauchery | Future of Freedom Foundation

The late U.S. senator's "service" to West Virginia only made it, and the nation, poorer says Jacob Hornberger.

How Big Corn Sees the BP Gusher | Mother Jones

Josh Harkinson says the National Corn Growners Association cure of switching to vehicles that run on ethanol to prevent future oil spills like in the Gulf of Mexico is worse than the disease.

Contempt of State – An Indispensable Virtue | LewRockwell.com

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski reminds us that the best way to stop being bullied is to stand up to the bully.

Please Remove Your Shoes Movie Trailer

WikiLeaks Case Echoes Pentagon Papers | The Huffington Post

Former F.B.I. agent turned whistleblower Coleen Rowley says future of government accountability hangs in the balance with pending criminal charges against Army Spec. Bradley Manning.

Board wants Warner out | Charleston Daily Mail

Cottrill, Shobe, Searls and Nunnery pass resolution Tuesday asking Warner to resign in midst of criminal charges in Cash-for-G.E.D. scheme.

The War is Making You Poor | Antiwar.com

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)introduces bill to make people realize the real cost of U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Homebuyer Tax Credit: Debt Financed Public Policy | The Beacon

Not surprisingly, a prong of President Obama's stimulus package designed to spurn new home sales, and the economy did neither says Emily Skarbek.

Davy Crockett - Not Yours to Give

Defusing the Foreign Policy Time-Bomb | LewRockwell.com

In order to avoid a wider war in the Middle East, S.J. Masty says the U.S. needs to follow the example of Switzerland.

The Philosophy of Liberty

Why 'The Greatest Generation'? | Strike-The-Root: A Journal Of Liberty

Because of what we've inherited from them, Robert L. Johnson says "The Greatest Generation" wasn't.

Independence Needs Independents | Campaign for Liberty

The U.S. will return to being "the land of the free and the home of the brave" when its citizens begin thinking, and working for themselves says Jerry Salcido.

Coined Liberty | LewRockwell.com

Scott Rentschler showcases how America's financial decline is proportional to the images placed on its coins.

School board member Warner charged in GED scheme | The Charleston Gazette

Warner maintains arrest result of 'personal vendetta.'

The battle continues - End the Fed, a song by James Cobb

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 412 - H.R. 4173 | Thomas.gov

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito voted against recommitting H.R. 4173, The Restoring American Financial Stability Act, to conference committee with Rep. Ron Paul's Audit the Fed provision. Later, Capito voted with Paul not to approve the final version of the bill (Roll Call 413).

Paul's attempt to 'audit' Fed fails | Victoria Advocate

Motion to recommit pro-audit provision to conference committee fails 198-229. H.R. 4173, The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 later passes the House 237-192.

Castille pushed aside doubts on court deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/27/2010

E-mails show Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice rebuffed concerns by court's administrator on cost of proposed family court building.

Monsanto & Big Government: A Love Story | bytestyle.tv

How Monsanto uses its influence to exert near monopoly control over the nation's food supply.

Let McChrystal Bring the Troops Home | Future of Freedom Foundation

Before riding off in the sunset, Jacob G. Hornberger says Gen. Stanley McChrystal's final mission should be to fulfill the Commander-in-Chief's campaign pledge of "ending this war responsibly" and "bringing our troops home with honor.

New life for lawsuit on grants to businesses | Tonawanda News

N.Y. appellate court grants reprieve to "Mother of All Lawsuits" filed by TEA Party activist James Ostrowski in 2008 challenging constitutionality of corporate welfare.

A tale of two political obituaries | NewsBusters.org

Democrats and Double Standards at the NYT: 'Respected Voice' Robert Byrd vs. 'Foe of Integration' Strom Thurmond NewsBusters.org

Rating a disaster | The Beacon

James Payne reveals his politico-media disaster-category system to keep you safe.

Clint Webb for Senate campaign ad

Sen. Joe Lieberman, Internet kill (switch) joy | Antiwar Radio

Scott Horton interviews security technologist Bruce Schneier about Lieberman's proposal to give the U.S. President the power to shut down the Internet during a time of "national emergency."

Mason woman says birth control pill led to gall bladder malfunction, suicide attempts | West Virginia Record

Megan Stewart alleges YAZ began taking a toll on her health in June 2008.

End the Korean War | Antiwar.com

After 60 years, it's time to declare peace, and get out says Justin Raimondo

Refusing to Be Counted | LewRockwell.com

For Vijay Boyapati, America will move forward when the people turn their backs on the State.

Home Ownership in the U.S.: Rethinking Big Part of the American Dream | WSJ.com

If you haven't figured it out by now, home ownnership is not a great "investment" says David Wessel.

False Virtue: The Politics of Lying About History | LewRockwell.com

Thomas DiLorenzo channels Robert Penn Warren in demystifing the 150-year agitprop that has followed the Civil War.

So, what exactly is a Freedom Outlaw? | Backwoods Home Magazine

Claire Wolfe explains how Robin Hood would have it so good if he were alive today.

Doug Casey on The Greater Depression and Realities of Investing in the 21st Century | The Daily Bell

Doug Casey explains why the coming worldwide economic collapse will be good for individual freedom.

FTCLDF Files Suit Against FDA over Raw Milk Ban

Food sovereignty watchdog challeges federal ban on mutual exchange between farmers and consumers of healthy commodity.

Too Many Rules | Fox Business

John Stossel shares his experiences in dealing with the Leota Sangs of New York/New England.

Mo. farmer faces jail time for selling raw milk | Journal of Natural Foods and Healing

Bechard family livelihood at risk for bucking Big Ag.

Are Cameras the New Guns? | WendyMcElroy.com

Wendy McElroy details how the expression "Fight Crime. Shoot Back" takes on a whole new meaning.

FDA: People have "No Absolute Right to Consume ... Any Particular Food" | bytestyle.tv

Feds give revealing answer in response to lawsuit in Iowa challenging ban on raw milk.

Federal appeals court guts Lautenberg Amendment | West Virginia Citizen's Defense League

Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit corrects overbroad language in anti-domestic violence law regarding firearms ownership.

More Blank Checks to the Military Industrial Complex | The Daily Bell

Both open-ended overseas military commitments, and funding them on the sly only weakens America's national resolve says Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).

Awake, O Zion | The Center for a Stateless Society

In the 60 years since its establishment, the modern nation-state of Israel has reaped what it's founders sowed says Thomas Knapp.

Monsanto’s Deadly Gift for Earthquake-Stricken Haiti | Mercola.com

Despite continued misery, Haitian government and farmers take stand for food sovereignty, and strike a blow against corporatism and intellectual property.

The Real Public Service | Jewish World Review

Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Sowell says profit-seeking serves the public interest.

World Collapse Explained in 3 Minutes

Despite Derby win, Mason funeral execs have not paid debt | The Charleston Gazette

Tuckers miss June 3 deadline to pay first installment in pre-need funeral settlement.

In a Truly Free Market, BP Would Be Toast | Center for a Stateless Society

Insurance companies take the kind of adversarial attitude toward the insured that liberals only wish government regulators took toward regulated industries, says Kevin Carson.

US Economic Recovery of Lies | The Daily Bell

Swiss-based financial newsletter finds distortions aplenty in reporting of American unemployment and "recovery."

Emperor George W. Obama | LewRockwell.com

Feminist author Naomi Wolf breaks ranks with many of her progressive friends, and says civil liberties abuses under President Barack Obama are as bad, if not worse, than under George W. Bush.

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

Felman named in two personal injury suits | West Virginia Record

David Reynolds and Frederick Cooper allege they were injured on the job two months of each other in 2008.

Andy Rooney On Lives Taken | 60 Minutes

Freedom Without Borders | Daily Reckoning

Aussie Joel Bowman channels Benjamin Franklin in saying "the land of the free and the home of the brave" is where liberty is alive and well.

Mason funeral home settles with AG for $175K in pre-need funeral suit | West Virginia Record

Foglesong-Tucker barred from selling pre-need arrangements after years of alleged sloppy recordkeeping.

Freedom Forced to Buckle (Part 1) | Whiskey and Gunpowder

Jim Amrhein exposes the Click It or Ticket racket

The Road to Individual Energy Independence | The Survival Podcast

Don't wait on D.C. to "free" you from foreign oil says Jack Spirko

Pleasant Valley, Nolan sued for failed hysterectomy | West Virginia Record

Margaret Oldaker alleges Dr. Mark Nolan misled her for four years to believe her ovaries and cervix were removed.

Ohlingers file wrongful termination suits | West Virginia Record

Stephen Ohlinger Sr. and Jr. accuse Town of Mason, Mayor Jerry Tucker of improper firings.

Mission Accomplished! | LewRockwell.com

J.H. Huebert recalls candidate Barack Obama's plan for ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

What's wrong with price gouging? | Boston Globe

Too many politicans think they can defy the laws of economics following a disaster says Jeff Jacoby.

Shutdown.fcc.gov | Competitive Enterprise Institute

The only way to ensure the public has access to information in the digital age, says Clyde Wayne Crews, is separation of media and state.

The Basic Financial Education We Never Get in School | The Survival Podcast

Jack Spirko explains everything you need to know about money that your teachers were too ignorant to tell you about.

Return Our Weekend Warriors | Antiwar.com

The National Guard isn't, says Kelley Vlahos

Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land | Boiling Frogs Post

Documentary examines just how "fair and balanced" coverage of the Israeli-Palistinian conflict is.

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20 Things You Will Need to Survive When the Economy Collapses and the Next Great Depression Begins | Economic Collapse Blog

How many to you have?

Got Hemp? | LewRockwell.com

Though it may not do the body good, Congressman Ron Paul says legalizing hemp will work wonders for the economy.

Price of Peril: Homeland Security Spending by State | Center for Investigative Reporting

Homeland Security inspector general finds $8.2 million in "questionable spending" in anti-terrorism grants given to West Virginia since 2001.

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Repudiate the National Debt | LewRockwell.com

Since the people never incurred it, they shouldn't have to repay it, says Murray N. Rothbard (nearly 20 years ago when the national debt was "only" $3.5 trillion)

Democracy Delusion | The American Conservative

Elections, says Peter Hitchens, don't always equate to freedom.

Myths of the Criminal Justice System | Homeland Stupidity

Reason magazine Senior Editor Radley Balko explains why too often the criminals in the criminal justice system are the ones running it.

In Defense of Sedition | LewRockwell.com

Dissent is beautiful (and patriotic) says Thomas DiLorenzo.

Environmentalism = Communism + Nazism | LewRockwell.com

On Earth Day, George Reisman provides a primer or recycled illogic.

George Carlin rains on the Earth Day parade

Let’s Talk about VUI: Voting Under the Influence | Boiling Frogs Post

As early voting begins for the West Virginia primary, Sibel Edmonds reminds us that the lesser of two evils is still evil.

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Free Soil, Free Men, Free Milk | The American Conservative

Sean Scallon finds the freedom movement running through cows' utters in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Candidates agree on Mason County representation | Charleston Daily Mail

Three candidates for WV-14 say district needs split in two

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10 Rules for Dealing with Police (Order Now!) | FlexYourRights.org

Civil liberties organization releases new instructional DVD on how people can avoid an encounter with police.

Survivalism in the Suburbs | Whiskey and Gunpowder

Trace Myer rips a page from the Boy Scout handbook, and says "Be Prepared."

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How to help yourself, and the environment without helping Monsanto | Bytestyle.tv

Nationwide campus self-defense campaign launched | ConcealedCampus.com

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus encouarging students to strap on an empty holster April 5 thru 9.

Policing for Profit | Institute for Justice

The Census Scam | LewRockwell.com

Eric Garris details how to engage in a small, but significant act of civil disobedience

Animal ID system threatens small farmers

Iraq + 7 : The Huffington Post

4,300 soldiers killed + 95,000 dead civilians + $747 billion spent = moral and financial disaster says filmmaker Robert Greenwald

The St. Patrick Battalion Ballad by David Rovics

Mason County man shot in chest, hand | The Charleston Gazette

Michael Lee Ward treated following argument with David E. Maynard

The U.S. Can No Longer Afford Its Empire | The Independent Institute

Ivan Eland explains why nation-building has bankrupted the U.S.

The New Phase for Sibel Edmonds’ Boiling Frogs Post

Former FBI linguist turned whistleblower needs your help in keeping freedom of the press alive.

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"Fear the Boom and Bust": A Keynes v. Hayek rap

Who's Afraid of 'Interposition'? | LewRockwell.com

William Norman Grigg uses Lonesome Dove as a teaching moment

Raleigh Co. woman files suit over wrongful arrest at casino | West Virginia Record

Lottery Director, former Point Pleasant Mayor John Musgrave named as co-defendant

Gold and Guns | LewRockwell.com

Doug French on two important earthly things to cling to in good times, and in bad.

Dump US dollar, invest in commodities| Commodityonline.com

Jim Rogers explains why, in the midst of worldwide depression, agriculture is making for a good investment

Top 11 victories for liberty of the decade Part 2 | Low Country Liberty Report

Top 11 victories for liberty of the decade Part 1 | Low Country Liberty Report

Top 11 assaults on liberty of the decade Part 2 | Low Country Liberty Report

Top 11 assaults on liberty of the decade Part 1 | Low Country Liberty Report

New Year’s Substitutions | LewRockwell.com

A Gary North classic on why substitutions work better than resolutions for a new year.